#alixandre

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue September 1, 1964

Alixandre

Model : Dolores Hawkins

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[rhythmsmith]

It’s my first year doing Artfight (so don’t expect very much out of me because I’m new here and am gonna pace myself as not to burnout) but feel like I might as well try.

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[vaultureculture]

You guys get my oc lore too I don’t make the rules

Marie plots to kill her brother Estienne, moved by unpleasant memories of the past.

I wanna point out the symbolism of Marie holding up the Queen chess piece. Technically, she's visualizing Estienne when she does so. She grabs the queen, moves it around jokingly, then eventually throws it on the ground at full force, breaking it.

She wants this break to be her brother's death. She's picturing destroying Estienne. But in reality, the Queen is herself, and going down this route will only cause her to destroy *herself*.

> Also the reversal of roles when she sings "hold him down"... While remembering how she herself was held down and publicly whipped by her own family as punishment for studying alchemy as a woman in their kingdom, where that was forbidden....I guess you could say, Estienne's death is an ultimate projection of the rage she feels towards herself...she blames him for it

-song is a cover of Hold them Down (Epic the Musical) by Morgan Clae.

[siryl]

Alexander the Great encounters a headless tribe in this thirteenth century manuscript. Information at source.

[ofluckandmagic]

GOTHIC LITERATURE. (bold what applies. italicize what sometimes applies. repost, don’t reblog. )

(Featuring Alixandre Dumont)

DRACULA.－ cold to the touch. flickering light. cold breath upon your neck. billowing white gowns. midnight strolls. pearl trimmed bands. the fall from grace. indulging in your deepest desires. the fear of outsiders. dark imaginations. bloodstained sheets. something lurking in the shadows. the urge to run away. glowing eyes in the darkness. the scent of garlic. preying on the weak. the power to both bring and take life.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY. ー old bookshelves. kisses on the hand. a drug-induced stupor. the pursuit of pleasure. devotion to the finer things in life. prizing youth and beauty above all. paying the ultimate price. blood red errors painted over in white snow. breaking the heart of the one you love. losing what’s left of your humanity.

FRANKENSTEIN. ー frantic sketches. the stench of something rotten. a scream from the woods. unorthodox beliefs. candles burning out. the crunch of leaves. dangerous knowledge. contemplating existence. the chill of winter in your bones. dark ambitions. prometheus reborn. the contrast between life and death.

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. ー false accusations. taking justice into your own hands. justice. elaborate schemes. playing upon others’ weaknesses. the solitude of the ocean. an ever-changing identity. an alienation from humanity. dissatisfaction in your life. escaping from prison.

Tagged by: @starwrittenfates

Tagging: @melihel-shadowhorn, @partygcthered, @writtenmisfits, @valiantthearts, @viridanira and whoever else wants to/hasn’t done it yet!

[ofluckandmagic]

Alix raised his eyebrow as he crossed his arms over his chest, the tip of his pointed tail twitching ever so slightly. The Doctor was unlike anything the Tiefling had ever seen, and he’d seen his fair share of things in his time trouncing around his home planet, Toril.

“Well.” He grins slyly. “It’s a good thing I don’t mind eccentric, then. I prefer the company of those who keep.. the universe on its toes, and travel when adventure calls, than those who merely stand around waiting for something to happen.”

“Are you.. always this eccentric?” (From Alix [specifically his tiefling verse but that sorta works for sci fi so :3] @ofluckandmagic)

The Doctor tilted his head, grin stretching ear to ear, coat flaring slightly as if it too had its own personality.

“Eccentric? Oh, sweetheart, that’s the entry-level description -- wait till you see me in a paradox loop while juggling anti-mavity fruit and talking to a sentient kettle. But yes, yes I am. Gloriously, fantastically, incurably eccentric. Keeps the universe on its toes.”

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue October 15, 1967

Alixandre for Samuel Schulman Furs.

Photo Virginia Thoren-Rice vogue archive

[wintercorrybriea]

Bob Stone photography Vogue, 1973

model wearing a Nutria fur coat with a Canadian lynx collar by Givenchy for Alixandre over a tan sweater from Hadley, a Kenzo America tan skirt. spiral pewter chain belt by Yves Saint Laurent; red cashmere scarf by Cisco; red knit gloves from Saks Fifth Avenue; Bausch & Lomb sunglasses

[ofluckandmagic]

RANDOMLY GENERATED HEADCANONS

use this generator to create some randomly generated headcanons for your muse(s)!

———

Eydis:

•Eydis instinctively cleans messes in their own house as well as other peoples.

•Eydis has a very low alcohol tolerance.

•Eydis is very willing to eat inedible things.

•Eydis will remind others in the midst of chaos how good they're being.

•If Eydis likes someone, they will give them a pretty rock.

Alix:

•Alix nearly drowned in a river as a child

•Alix sucks at saying tongue twisters.

•Alix is the gay cousin.

•Alix almost drank the lethal dosage of caffine once.

•Alix is not good with social cues.

Calliope:

•Calliope has an incredible spice tolorance.

•Calliope desperately needs a hug but doesn't know it and refuses to ask for one.

•Calliope is a horrible liar.

•Calliope is a theatre kid.

•Calliope has chronic nightmares.

———

Tagged by: @clandekariios

Tagging: @grief-worn, @waywardtavsanddurges, @starwrittenfates, @imprisonedbybrokenmemories, and @youchxse

[ofluckandmagic]

SCREAMING OVER THIS IT LOOKS SO GOOD??? IT CAME OUT AMAZING!!

🖼️ for alix and Synnove or Atreus and Sigyn? (From @ofluckandmagic )

send 🖼️ and i’ll make a moodboard of our muses’ relationship || Still accepting!

Alix & Synnove -- two bards, the sun & the stars!

[litcest]

Incest and the Medieval Imagination, by Elizabeth Archibald: Chapter 4: Fathers and Daughters: Variations of the Flight From the Incest

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 Part 1 | Chapter 3 Part 2 | Chapter 3 Part 3 | Chapter 4 Part 1 | Chapter 4 Part 3 | Chapter 5 Part 1 | Chapter 5 Part 2 | Conclusion

The many analogues of the Flight from Incest story can be analysed by which aspect each story variates from the majority of the tales. There are four major areas of variation: the first is the way that the father's desire is presented and how his court reacts to it; the second is the circumstances of the heroine's departure and possible the mutilation; the third is regarding the fate of the father, and lastly, the tone of the ending and it's moralization.

The works discussed in this part are: Vita Sanctae Dympnae (1240); Vitae Duorum Offarum (1250); Mai und Beaflor (1260); La Makekine (1270); Yde et Olive (13th Century); La Belle Hélène de Constantinople (13th Century); Der König von Reussen (13th Century); Le Roman du Comte d’Anjou (1313); Ystoria Regis Franchorum et Filie in qua Adulterium Comitere Voluit (1370); Le Miracle de la fille du roy de Hongrie (1371); Lion de Bourges (14th Century); La Istoria de la Fiyla del Rey d’Ungria (14th Century); Novella della Figlia del Re di Dacia (14th Century); Emaré (1400); El Victorial (1400); Die Königstochter von Frankreich (1401); De origine inter Gallos et Britannos belli historia (1444); Rappresentazione di Santa Uliva (1568); Comedia sine nomine (15th Century); Alixandre, Roy de Hongrie, qui voulut espouser sa fille (15th Century) and La Istoria de la Filla de l’Emperador Contasti (15th Century).

Variation of the Flight from Incest Theme

The father's desire for his daughter can be presented in many ways, some in which make him more guilty and some in which his behaviour is almost justified. It's common for the father to have promised his dying wife not to marry again unless he finds a woman who is as beautiful as her; this promise initially makes it as so he can't marry again and must stay celibate, but when the daughter grows up, she offers a possibility for a way out.

In La Manekine, the court is the one to notice that Joie looks like her mother and pushes the father to marry her, not wanting the king to stay without a wife. There's an inicial resistance of the king's part, but he embraces the idea when he notices how beautiful Joie is. The same scenario happens in Lion de Bourges, but this time the father eagerly accepts the idea to marry his daughter. In Der König von Reussen the suggestion comes from the barons due the need for a male heir, but there is no promise here to the dying queen.

In La Filla de l’Emperador Contasti the dying wife adds the condition that the new wife must be able to fit in her gloves (this detail is also shared by other stories within the flight of the incest group). Once again, it's the court that notices that the daughter satisfies the conditions and the emperor does accepts the suggestion without much thought. La Filla is noteworthy due to the fact that the daughter initially accepts the marriage, under the condition that there will be no intercourse despite them being formally wed. When the father changes his mind and decides to consummate the marriage, the daughter refuses and it's then that he orders her execution, after which the story resumes the normal course.

In Comedia sine nomine, one of the daughter's nurse mentions that she looks like her own mother. He tries but fails to resist the attraction and when he gives in, he justifies it by saying that it was out of necessity, since he made a promise and cannot marry again unless the new wife looks like the dead one, and compares himself to the early Biblical patriarchs, who married their relatives due to a lack of option. In Yde et Olive the barons are horrified when the king announces that he'll marry his daughter, but the announcement only comes after the barons pressure him to find a new wife. In La Belle Hélène de Constantinople, Roman du Comte d’Anjou and Figlia del Re di Dacia, the incestuous attraction is said to the due to the devil's influence.

Some versions have the father banishing the daughter after she rejects him, and some have the daughter running away of her own volition. The mutilation of hands is common to happen before the flight, but can happen later, after the false accusation, such as in La Belle Hélène. Some times, like in La Manekine, Lion de Bourges, Istoria del Rey d’Ungria, Alixandre, El Victorial and Uliva the mutilation is done by the daughter, with, in the last four, it being done because the father loved the girl's hands and has kissed them. In La Figlia del Re di Dacia, which his the only version of the bunch to have sexual contact between the father and daughter, the daughter cuts off the hand with which her father had forced her to touch his genitals. In Der König von Reussen, instead of her hands, the daughter cuts her hair, making it so she no longer resembles her mother.

The restauration of the hand is usually done by divine intervention, through the Pope, a Saint or the Virgen. Usually the healing occurs later in the story, along side the reunion, but in El Victorial and Uliva, it happens right after the daughter is exposed and in La Figlia, it happens as the daughter is about to get married.

There has been proposed many interpretations as to why the removal of the hands, with author like Otto Rank arguing that it represents the punishment of a suppressed incestuous desire of the daughter's part, and that removing the hands is a punishment for masturbation. Thelma Fenster proposes that it's a substitute for castration. It may also symbolise the physical violation of the daughter, especially in the versions in which the father is the one to mutilate her.

Regarding the fate of the father, he sometimes disappears from the narrative after the flight, such as in Ystoria Regis Franchorum and Vitae Duorum Offarum (in this second one, he does forges a letter incriminating the daughter, but he doesn't actually shows up). Other times, he dies after the daughter's flight, such as Le Comte d’Anjou and Yde et Olive. But the must frequent occurrence is the repentance of the father and his reunification with the daughter.

As for the ending, they always have a happy one, with the daughter finding her husband again. Sometimes, it's the child of the couple who brings them back together, other times, it's the husband who recognizes the wife, but, more often, the daughter is the one who recognizes her family and bring them back together. While the story usually features a religious figure and is set in a Christian society, it's usually a secular romance about family life and the misfortunes of the protagonist, instead of being explicitly a text of Christian moralization (the exception is the Vita Sanctae Dympnae and Santa Uliva, which are hagiographies). Some of these histories are also part in larger narratives or legendary cycles, but the context that they are inserted is beyond the escope of this project.

[queersrus]

My current preferred name feels too feminine at this point, and I’m looking for a masculine/Gender neutral name that sounds masculine.

I really love books, Greek mythology, and Wicca. I want something common, but also spelled differently, and would sound perfect with a last name that starts with C. It really matters to me that it has a sort of charm to it!

Thank you so much!!

oh boy do LOVE this one <333

hermies/hermees, hekate/heckate/hekaitay, hekata/hecata, hero, heres, heras, heracles/haraclies/herecles, hyra, hiera, hadies/haides/haidies, haeds, hadis, hedes, haphestis, hlios, healeos/healios, helias, heleios, hectar, hectir, hectr

apollos, apollon, apolloux/apolleaux, apollus, apolleo, apello, apillo, apolle, apolli, arees, athene/athien/atheen/athean, athen(s), atheno, athemis, artem, artemo, artemi/artemie/artemy, artemis/arttemis, artemice, aremis, atleas, atlass/attlas/atllas/ahtlas/atlahs, atalas, aros, adanis, adenis, adones, addonis/adonnis/adoniis/adoniss, adonas, alixandr, ailexander, alexandar, aleixander, alexxander/allexander/alexannder, akhiles/achilies/achilees/achillees/achiles, ackilles/ackillies/ackilees/ackillees, aijax/ajacks/ayjax/ayejax, arion, aticus/ahticus

epollo, eres/eries/erees, ephrodite, eras, erros/eross, edonis, elexander, erion, ecko/eccho/echoe/eckoe

dyanysus/dianysus, dionnysus/deonysus, dionysis/dionisis, dmeter/demetr/demiter/demetter/demmeter

poisedon, posydon/posaidon, posieden/poseiden, poisadon, poseidonn, posedone, poseidn, pahn/pann, paige/payge

gaya/guya/gaiah/geia

kronus/kronis, kaster/kastor/kastar/kastr/kastir

chronus/chronis, cronnus, caster/castar/castr/castir

yros, ydonis, yrion

iros, itlas, idonis, ilexander, irion

jasson/jasonn/jayson/jaeson/jaison/jayeson

orionn, odessius/odesseus

rowwan/rowann/rowahn

weever/weavar

naythan/naythun

stoen

[ofluckandmagic]

Alix was not very great at keeping secrets, if the way he visibly winced at the mere thought of traversing through the Underdark, back when they had first decided that was the route they’d take. Nor could he hide the exhaustion he felt. The moonlight was something he needed to thrive. Without it, his body felt like it was failing. “I’m not sure what you could do, Synnove”

It had only been a day or so since they’d entered the Underdark, and Alix knew that his condition was worsening. If the fact he has yet to fully recover, even with a full rest at the campsite, was anything to go by. He hated how lifeless it was down here, how cold and dark it was. The bioluminescence was gorgeous, but this was killing him. Sort of.

Synnove’s joking remark was a little too close to the truth. In this case, he felt nervous that admitting directly that she was right, as to why he was suffering, would reveal his godhood. Alix huffed with an exhausted murmur. “Yes, I… suppose that I am.” Although, perhaps of the companions he kept, she would be one of the more.. understanding about his true nature. “Though, there is more to it than just being sick of this place.”

@ofluckandmagic continued from HERE!

Despite the attempts to hide it, she can see right through it. The exhaustion is evident in his voice, but there is also the look of pain flickering in his eyes. "I can tell. But I can't help but feel there is something more to this too. How can I help?"

They had only been in the Underdark for a short time and Synnove already didn't like being here. It wasn't because of all the battles they had been finding themselves in. That was ordinary at this point. It was because of how dark and lifeless it felt down here. She couldn't wait to get out of here and be in the sunlight and fresh air again. "Are you getting sick of the Underdark just as much as I am?" she asks jokingly.

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue November 1, 1963

Alixandre for Samuel Schulman Furs

Model : Margo McKendry

Photo Virginia Thoren-Rice vogue archive

[medieval-elephants]

You should check out the 15th century French book 'La geste ou histore du noble roy Alixandre, roy de Macedonne' if you haven't already seen it. The Bibliothèque nationale de France has scans of it online. Its depiction of battle elephants is interesting, if a bit bloody.

Thanks for the recommendation, and nice to virtually meet you! Is Bnf Français 9342 the manuscript you had in mind? [Content warning: sad times for war elephants ahead!]

Materials: parchment, ink, paint, gold leaf Date: 15th century Origin: made by anonymous artists for Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy (click on the link for his portrait at the start of the manuscript, including his extremely pointy shoes) Origin: Bnf Français 9342, f. 108v

What a cool manuscript! 15th-century Burgundian de luxe productions are so nice.

The historical Alexander does seem to have fought with and against elephants, and Branko van Oppen de Ruiter argues that Alexander's exploits inspired the way elephants were used in a lot of Greek and Roman art. Ultimately, Alexander's and later leaders' war elephants may have evolved into the elephant and castle motif, among others.

Coin possibly made during or just after Alexander's lifetime, showing Alexander on his horse Bucephalus, attacking an elephant (British Museum, Coins and Medals, 1926,0402.1)

And (happily for us), medieval legends about Alexander kept the elephant part of the story, even as they added lots of embellishments. There's a nice roundup of elephants in some of the British Library's manuscripts in this blog, written to coincide with the British Library's *Alexander* exhibition a few years ago. This provides a bit of a smorgasboard of later medieval depictions of elephants including trumpet horns, technicolor line-ups, tusks for days, and fighting pigs:

Which is your favorite? (I've got a soft spot for the very wide-eyed ones!)

[trascapades]

🎬✨️ #ArtIsAWeapon Happy 45th Anniversary to this classic Black film! I still watch #TheWiz whenever it's on TV.

I am looking forward to the Broadway musical revival at the Marquis Theater in April 2024.

Reposted from @musicsermon 45 years ago [October 24, 1978] The Wiz, Sydney Lumet's Berry Gordy-produced vision for the reimagined version of The Wizard of Oz - now a massive cult classic - opened in theaters... and flopped at the box office.

Gordy had pitched Universal pictures so heavily on the adaptation of the immensely successful Broadway musical that the studio didn't set a budget, and the movie only earned 13M in initial release against 24M in costs. (About 61M box office against an appx 110M budget by today's numbers)

A not small portion of that budget can be seen in the infamous Emerald City sequence, shot at the (then still newish and shiny) World Trade Center

400 dancers and models (including supermodel Iman and the legendary Bethann Hardison).

1200 costumes - 3 changes each.

Designs by Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Mary McFadden, Ralph Lauren, Halston, Norma Kamali, furriers Alixandre and Ben Kahn and others.

22 playback speakers.

385 crew members.

4 shoot nights.

1 gold piano-playing Quincy Jones (The Wiz was the beginning of Q and Michael's relationship).

When you wanna talk about something being ahead of its time, we can pull this scene. Lumet wanted the segment to be all about “status and style," Black opulence before we were using the phrase.

It was the most expensive shoot ever at WTC.

#TheWiz #QuincyJones #BlackFilms #BlackGirlMovieGeeks